# Accident 20120901028879A: Cessna 172S, Farmingdale, NY, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 12:08 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7286° N, 73.4136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7286&lon=-73.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2409E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2409E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA569) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901028879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATEMENT:

I HAD A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT: FARMINGDALE / GROTON / BRIDGEPORT / FARMINGDALE.

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DURING FINAL LANDING AT FARMINGDALE AROUND 11.30 AM.

I WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, WITH WIND OF 10 KTS FROM 350 ( 5 KTS CROSSWIND ).

APPROACH WAS GOOD BUT I HAD A HARD LANDING DUE TO FLARING TO HIGH ON THE RUNWAY.

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN FLAT TYRE ON FRONT GEAR AND SMALL PROPELLER STRIKE.

END.

PILOT?S STATEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH KNOWN FACTS, HOWEVER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS NOT LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND TIRE.  THE FIREWALL AND FLOORBOARDS WERE BUCKLED, AND THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE TORN DOWN DUE TO THE PROP STRIKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA569), Sep 1, 2012: Cessna 172S (N2409E), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2409E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110822018079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110822018079I), Aug 22, 2011: Cessna 172S (N2409E), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot struck propeller on runway while landing during solo flight.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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